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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread verger #117897 12/17/2003 7:09 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 "I turned in sudden rage to Dr. Stamford, as sober as the verger of a cathedral. In a moment I had become aware that we were swine cast before a pearl." Webster's 1913 Dictionary Definition: \Ver"ger\, n. [F. verger, from verge a rod. See 1st {Verge}.] One who carries a verge, or emblem of office. Specifically: (a) An attendant upon a dignitary, as on a bishop, a dean, a justice, etc. [Eng.] --Strype. (b) The official who takes care of the interior of a church building. \Ver"ger\, n. A garden or orchard. [Obs.] Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: verger #117898 12/25/2003 8:10 PM Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... In reply to: In a moment I had become aware that we were swine cast before a pearl." Oh, wwh, this is too too good! We must put this quote up above the equator so the gang can have a look at it. I'd love to know the rhetorical device that was used! You know: switching the quote around bass ackwards. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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